Paper straws poisonous chemicals make them worse than plastics, research suggests

Paper straws poisonous chemicals make them worse than plastics, research suggests
Paper straws poisonous chemicals make them worse than plastics, research suggests

Not a lover of these paper straws that have replaced disposable plastic ones in the name of currently being eco-welcoming? As it turns out, some of those people attempts to save the atmosphere may well have been in vain.

A new examine, released Thursday in the journal Meals Additives and

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Ministers told to get a grip on scale of ‘forever chemicals’ pollution in UK | PFAS

Ministers told to get a grip on scale of ‘forever chemicals’ pollution in UK | PFAS

The UK government must get a grip on the scale of “forever chemicals” polluting rivers and seas and threatening human and animal health, the Green MP Caroline Lucas has said.

The Guardian has revealed that high levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), known as forever chemicals, have been found

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Breaking down PFAS: What an environmental reporter thinks you ought to know about these ‘forever chemicals’

Breaking down PFAS: What an environmental reporter thinks you ought to know about these ‘forever chemicals’

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Is there something in your h2o? And what should really we be performing about it? For the earlier handful of

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‘Forever chemicals’ detected in all umbilical twine blood in 40 studies | PFAS

‘Forever chemicals’ detected in all umbilical twine blood in 40 studies | PFAS

Toxic PFAS substances have been detected in just about every umbilical cord blood sample across 40 research carried out about the past 5 many years, a new assessment of scientific literature from about the earth has uncovered.

The studies collectively examined nearly 30,000 samples, and lots of linked fetal PFAS

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